218P/LINEAR
- Capture date
- 2015-06-21
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0218P C2015 06 21.08672 21 44 56.76 -06 33 37.4 17.1 Nw94434J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.375398 AU (205,756,546 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 0.528050 AU (78,995,125 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 16.0 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 218p-20150621-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 994 × 746
About this object
- Designation
- 218P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2458035.5 JD TDB · q = 1.17 au · e = 0.622 · i = 2.73 deg · Ω = 176 deg · ω = 59.7 deg · T = 2457136.015 JD TDB